Measuring Up: Paired Text (Expository Text)

1) The author organizes the information in paragraph 2 and 3 mostly by --

• A) providing reasons for the tiger being India's national symbol

• B) explaining why tourists visit the tigers in animal reserves

• C) showing the causes of tigers attacking humans

• D) comparing reasons for revering the tiger with reasons for fearing it

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2) In paragraph 6, the word retaliation means --

• F) desire to get even

• G) anger

• H) a hunting party

• J) appreciation

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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3) Which fact from the article argues against increasing the number of Bengal tigers.

• A) Humans admire the tigers' strength so they prey upon them.

• B) Education and awareness will keep the tigers in the wild.

• C) The poor of India need the land where tigers are protected.

• D) Tigers attack and kill humans from behind.

4) Which of these sentences best tells the main idea of paragraph 4?

• F) There are many myths and beliefs surrounding the Bengali tiger's skin and body parts.

• G) People use the Bengali tiger's body parts for food and medicine, and they make decorations from its skin.

• H) The skin of a Bengali tiger can bring a high price.

• J) One reason the Bengali tiger is in danger is because people believe that the tiger's body parts and skin give them special powers.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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5) Which definition of darted best fits the way the word is used in paragraph 3?

• A) Meaning 1

• B) Meaning 2

• C) Meaning 3

• D) Meaning 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6) Which of these is the best summary for paragraphs 7-9?

• F.

• G.

• H.

• J.

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7) What is the main idea of paragraphs 19 and 20?

• A) Scientists hope Olga can have babies.

• B) Olga has damaged helicopters before.

• C) Olga's success proves this program works.

• D) Olga was last captured in the early 1990's.

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8) Which item best shows how the two selections are different?

• F) "The Pride and Joy of India" tells about Bengali tigers in general, while "Stalking the Queen of Tigers" focuses heavily on one tiger in particular.

• G) The "Pride and Joy of India" provides factual information, while "Stalking the Queen of Tigers" relates a fictional event.

• H) "The Pride and Joy of India" follows chronological order, while "Stalking the Queen of Tigers" presents a problem and solution.

• J) "The Pride and Joy of India" takes a negative attitude toward tigers, while "Stalking the Queen of Tigers" takes a positive one.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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Both authors in these selections are trying to --

• A) explain the work of a scientist studying the tigers

• B) report on the progress of efforts to save the tigers

• C) argue that the tiger they're writing about is the best tiger

• D) encourage people to go see these tigers in nearby zoos

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